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Debian 11 uses the new "yescrypt" password hashing format by default. For more information about it see "man 5 crypt" #NewInDebianBullseye #ReleasingDebianBullseye

Looking for the program to open a particular file? The new "open" command will try and do the right thing for you automatically! #NewInDebianBullseye #ReleasingDebianBullseye

Debian's CD team is warming up their build server - did you know it uses 88 CPUs, 377GiB of RAM and over 8TiB of SSDs to generate images for bullseye's 9 architectures? #ReleasingDebianBullseye

The Stable Release Managers have approved bullseye as Debian 11 and accepted it onto their support. The release files are signed and back with FTP masters! #ReleasingDebianBullseye

Debian 11 extends driverless printing to USB devices with the new "ipp-usb" package #NewInDebianBullseye #ReleasingDebianBullseye

We highly recommend you read the Release Notes before installing or upgrading to Debian 11. They are written, reviewed and updated with care, catering for both new and experienced users, and will help ease your installations and prevent issues when upgrading your systems https://www.debian.org/releases/bullseye/releasenotes #ReleasingDebianBullseye

Release Managers are checking that everything about bullseye is in tip-top condition and ready for publication #ReleasingDebianBullseye

Next the database changes are being made so that dak, the Debian Archive Kit, will understand the new meaning of "stable" and "oldstable" #ReleasingDebianBullseye

The Debian publicity team will do a live coverage of the #ReleasingDebianBullseye process, follow us via Debian Micronews or your favorite social network! https://micronews.debian.org

The bullseye version of the Debian Installer is being moved into its new home. The installer has a long history, you can read some of it at https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/debian-installer/-/blob/master/doc/history.txt #ReleasingDebianBullseye